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Trump sets sights on Harvard in latest antisemitism crackdown

The university has been told to ban masks and remove DEI programs or lose federal funding

The Independent UK

US House Democrat blasts Trump for using ‘antisemitism’ to attack universities

Jerry Nadler of New York says president ‘weaponizing real pain American Jews face to advance desire to wield control’

The Guardian - US

Dear Harvard: You Have $50 Billion in the Bank - Use It Now

Isn't one of the reasons you have built up an endowment that it will allow you to protect your integrity as an institution of higher learning from political assault?

Reason

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Is Harvard Trump’s new target, after Columbia?

Harvard President Garber has said lifesaving research is at stake amid Trump’s review of $9bn federal funding.

Al Jazeera

Trump abandons long COVID patients again

Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS

Salon

Trump administration reviews billions in Harvard contracts and grants

Harvard is the latest Ivy League institution in Trump’s sights, after Columbia University agreed to comply with demands.

Al Jazeera

The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goods

President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs he promises will free the United States from foreign goods

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Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism

The Independent UK

These Are The High-Profile Arrests Of Foreign Nationals by the Trump Administration So Far

Countries around the world are increasingly issuing travel advisories for the U.S. due to concerns over new policies

Latin Times

Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for Palestinians

The Guardian - US

Why Trump’s brutal crackdown on free speech is unprecedented in the US

Experts say rounding up protesters and taking control from universities goes beyond McCarthy’s witch-hunts

The Guardian - US

Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets

Arrests, blacklists and deportations are chilling reminders of the red scare that transformed America

The Guardian - UK

Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease Trump

The Guardian - US

Dueling documentaries chart the chaotic aftermath of October 7 at U.S. universities - and they don’t agree on much

ANALYSIS: I’ve spent the last two years reporting on the campus protests. Here’s what two recent documentaries about the crisis get right — and the details they overlook, writes Josh Marcus

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The Guardian - UK

When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed

US academics, fearing persecution by their own government, are becoming ideological refugees. Europe, and Britain, must offer them sanctuary

International Business Times UK

Who Is Claire Shipman: Award-Winning Reporter Takes Helm At Columbia As Campus Crisis Deepens

Claire Shipman, an award-winning journalist and Columbia alumna, has been appointed acting president of Columbia University following Katrina Armstrong's resignation amid political pressure and a £320 million funding crisis.

The Guardian - US

From campus to police state: a new documentary goes inside the Columbia university protests

The Encampments embeds with pro-Palestinian protesters, including Mahmoud Khalil, as they demand divestment from weapons manufacturers

The Guardian - US

‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands

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The Guardian - US

Columbia’s president steps aside for new leadership at embattled university

Interim president Katrina Armstrong to transfer to medical center with appointment of board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman

The Independent UK

Columbia President Katrina Armstrong steps down amid Trump threats, marking second shake-up since 2024

The University remains in negotiations with Trump administration over restoring access to $400 million in federal funds

The Independent UK

Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post

Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center

The Guardian - US

The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza

The Independent UK

At a glance: Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters

Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants

The Independent UK

Colleges rely on federal research funding. Under Trump, its future is in doubt

After decades of partnership with the U.S. government, American colleges are facing new doubts about the future of their federal funding

The Independent UK

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers to appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case

Lawyers for a Columbia University graduate student who has become the face of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on campus protests against Israel are expected to appear before a judge in Newark, New Jersey

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